Originally Posted by
SINGAPURCANAC
I would like to ask USA colleagues what is exact benefit of doing land/take off c1earances your way?
One could say if the international standard method of clearances was being observed at Austin then the controller would’ve been aware of the position and movement of SWA entering the runway and then rolling to a safe separation distance before issuing the landing clearance to FedEx. Instead they just issued two clearances under the assumption that their would be no conflict, and maybe diverted their attention to something else rather than the unfolding conflict.
A lax safety culture and short cuts. If the International standard of issuing take off and landing clearances had been followed this incident would not have occurred.